Imperial Fruit: Bananas, Costs and Climate Change

The curved course of the ubiquitous banana has often been the peel…

The problems with a principled stand

In the past couple of weeks, the conservative parties have retained government…

Government approves Santos Barossa pipeline and sea dumping

The Australia Institute Media Release Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s Department has approved a…

If The Jackboots Actually Fit …

By Jane Salmon If The Jackboots Actually Fit … Why Does Labor Keep…

Distinctions Without Difference: The Security Council on Gaza…

The UN Security Council presents one of the great contradictions of power…

How the supermarkets lost their way in Oz

By Callen Sorensen Karklis Many Australians are heard saying that they’re feeling the…

Purgatorial Torments: Assange and the UK High Court

What is it about British justice that has a certain rankness to…

Why A Punch In The Face May Be…

Now I'm not one who believes in violence as a solution to…

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The problems with a principled stand

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In the past couple of weeks, the conservative parties have retained government in two jurisdictions across Australia, the (party political) Brisbane City Council and Tasmania. Before anyone scoffs at the Brisbane City Council, it is an amalgamation of around 20 shires and town councils that occurred in the 1920s Apart…

Imperial Fruit: Bananas, Costs and Climate Change

Dr Binoy Kampmark

The curved course of the ubiquitous banana has often been the peel of empire, its sweetness masking a sharp, bitter legacy. Arab conquerors introduced it to the African continent as they cultivated a slave market. European imperialism did the same to the Americas via the Canary Islands, insinuating the luscious…

Existing funds could put a roof over the head of…

The AIM Network

Community Housing Industry Association Media Release An additional 2,090 homes housing more than 4,000 young people experiencing homelessness could be built by drawing on $1 billion already set aside by the Commonwealth, according to new modelling that will be presented to federal politicians in Canberra today. The money was allocated last year to the…

Why A Punch In The Face May Be Good For…

Rossleigh

Now I'm not one who believes in violence as a solution to problems. Generally it only makes things worse, whether…

Distinctions Without Difference: The Security Council on Gaza Passes

Dr Binoy Kampmark

The UN Security Council presents one of the great contradictions of power in the international system. On the one hand…

Politics

Purgatorial Torments: Assange and the UK High Court

Dr Binoy Kampmark

What is it about British justice that has a certain rankness to it, notably when it comes to dealing with…

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Why A Punch In The Face May Be Good For…

Rossleigh

Now I'm not one who believes in violence as a solution to problems. Generally it only makes things worse, whether…

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The AUKUS Cash Cow: Robbing the Australian Taxpayer

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Two British ministers, the UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, paid a recent visit to Australia…

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Team Dutton duds women; snubs gender equality, bipartisanship and democracy

David Tyler

Actions speak louder than words if not nearly as often, while inactions can speak louder than both. The Liberals are…

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What has age got to do with it?

John Lord

The ongoing commentary about the relative ages of the two Presidential candidates is becoming tedious. What matters most is their…

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Human potential is crushed by disaster capitalism

Lucy Hamilton

We must speak to people who require assistance and listen to their needs instead of speaking over them. In the…

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Environment

Government approves Santos Barossa pipeline and sea dumping

The AIM Network

The Australia Institute Media Release Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s Department has approved a major part of Santos’ controversial Barossa gas export…

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Plan to dump eight toxic oil platforms off Gippsland

The AIM Network

Friends of the Earth Media Release Threat from mercury, lead & radioactive waste pollution A multinational fossil fuel company has applied…

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What are the spiders trying to tell us?

Michael Taylor

Change can be gradual, or it can be sudden. Either way, we humans are usually prepared for it. We’ve seen it…

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Social Justice

Palm Sunday wrap

The AIM Network

By Jane Salmon Palm Sunday rallies bring together Jew and Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, many varieties of Christian, humanists and atheists to…

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Palm Sunday Walk for Justice and Peace

The AIM Network

The Refugee Advocacy Network About the Palm Sunday Walk for Justice and Peace - Melbourne, 24 March 2024 Since 2014, the Refugee…

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ACFID welcomes Australian Government’s reinstatement of funding to UNRWA

The AIM Network

Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Media Release The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for humanitarian and…

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AIM Extra

Distinctions Without Difference: The Security Council on Gaza Passes

Dr Binoy Kampmark

The UN Security Council presents one of the great contradictions of power in the international system. On the one hand…

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As Yemen enters tenth year of war, militarisation and economic…

The AIM Network

Oxfam Australia Media Release As Yemen enters its tenth year of war, its people face renewed airstrikes and a deepening economic…

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UN Security Council ceasefire resolution a turning point in Gaza…

The AIM Network

Australian Council for International Development Media Release Australia’s peak body for international humanitarian organisations welcomes the United Nations Security Council’s resolution…

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Expert criticises report on proposed changes to anti-discrimination laws –…

The AIM Network

RMIT University Media Release The Federal Government is negotiating how to implement the changes recommended by the Australian Law Reform Commission…

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Parliamentary Skills Inquiry Report Misses Opportunity to Focus on Students

The AIM Network

Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) Media Release A Federal Parliamentary committee report into the perceptions and status of vocational education…

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The Art of Hypocrisy

The AIM Network

By James Moore There are only 1500 people living in Brooklyn, Iowa, situated along the old transcontinental route of U.S. Highway…

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Your Say

If The Jackboots Actually Fit …

The AIM Network

By Jane Salmon If The Jackboots Actually Fit … Why Does Labor Keep Tripping Over Its Own Feet? On Tuesday, a bunch…

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How the supermarkets lost their way in Oz

The AIM Network

By Callen Sorensen Karklis Many Australians are heard saying that they’re feeling the pinch, especially at the checkouts! Gone are the…

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Does God condone genocide?

The AIM Network

By Bert Hetebry Stan Grant points out in his book The Queen is Dead that “… I cannot but see in…

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